Management and Results

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1. Aggressive resuscitation 2. Electrolyte imbalance correction 3. Invasive monitoring 4. Broad spectrum antibiotics 5. IV heparin (at least until diagnosis is confirmed) 6. Surgical (in case of high suspicion of threatened bowel) Pharmacological Treatment While…

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Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis

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19. Clark RA, Gallant TE. Acute mesenteric ischemia: angiographic spectrum. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984;142(3):555–62. PubMed PMID: 6141717.PubMedCrossRef 20. Kirkpatrick ID, Kroeker MA, Greenberg HM. Biphasic CT with mesenteric CT…

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Thrombophilia Testing in Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis

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Fig. 23.1 Splanchnic veins (By permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved) Splanchnic venous thrombosis is an uncommon disease with an incidence of 2.7–4.5 per…

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Epidemiology and Natural History

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Fig. 4.1 Annual number of admissions per 100,000 persons for chronic mesenteric ischemia in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Additionally, review studies estimate that approximately 10 % of CMI cases are…

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